Here is the full speech in four parts. It takes awhile to get through the whole thing, but if you are going to comment, be sure to watch it all, not just the sound bite snippets that are out there --- you get a distorted view of the message with the selective editing

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1uJztFbOk8[/YOUTUBE]
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxZACaelHr4&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-EPJeTaaio&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGyELYLfuRI&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]

I thought it was pretty good. I thought it was going to be more about Wright, but it was more about race in America. You don't get anyone talking about the more subtle aspects of race in America. Usually all you get are stereotypes and resentment from both sides and racial pandering from the politicians.

I thought it was interesting that he said you have to acknowledge the anger and resentment of BOTH black and white Americans regarding racism. How often do you get someone acknowleding the anger of BOTH sides? For you "angry white men" who have already posted, did you notice that he recognized the resentment some white people feel over what they see as their own lost opportunites resulting from things like affirmative action? Anger over losing a job or losing a spot in college to someone who gets preference based on race? Not really something you would expect from the guy you have stereotyped as supporting the kind of things Wright says, is it?

I think he was right on with this. If you don't at least try to understand where the anger from someone like Wright comes from or the resentment of white people, you'll never be able to deal with it. Personally, I can't stand the victim mentality of blacks who blame racism for all their problems or the whites who blame affirmative action or immigrants for all of their problems. Put some effort in to making the most of your opportunites and you will be fine.

And I agree with him on the fact that if maybe we ALL had decent schools and maybe we ALL had a shot at some good jobs, then we wouldn't be left fighting over the scraps and resenting what another person got at our expense. Life does not have to be a zero-sum game where every gained opportunity comes at the expense of someone else.